| Classification | Rosaceae: Potentilla |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00019599 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Collector | J. T. Rothrock |
| Collector number | 324 |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: California |
| Locality | Southern Sierra Nevada, about the head-waters of the Kern River, 8200 feet |
| Date Collected | 1875-09-** |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ad9319a9-5c5f-4f3d-9008-89c76218b426 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00019599 |
| Herbarium | GH |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Holotype of | Potentilla wheeleri S. Watson |
| Verified by | B. Ertter |
| Date Determined | 2008 |
| Taxon Reference | (for Potentilla wheeleri S. Watson) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1876. 11: 148. |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Determination | Potentilla wheeleri S. Watson |
| Determined by | B. Ertter |
| Date Determined | 2007 |
| Determination Remarks | [current name] |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Fruit |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |